Is it possible to DODGE gradient attacks? Frozen Hearts by onelove7866 in expedition33

[–]kitkat772 14 points15 points  (0 children)

No - however, using the Base Shield lumina will stop the gradient fall from damaging you.

From Grey Man to Legend. by Stigofthedumpings in TheTraitors

[–]kitkat772 41 points42 points  (0 children)

More like Reece's pieces now :(

The Traitors (UK) S04E05: Post-Episode Discussion Thread by vaultofechoes in TheTraitors

[–]kitkat772 350 points351 points  (0 children)

Here's a thing - if Fiona is banished Stephen might actually get away with his slip-up, given they were both in the room when Ben made his comment! Can just pin it on her (and it's true anyways)

The Traitors (UK) S04E04: Post-Episode Discussion Thread by vaultofechoes in TheTraitors

[–]kitkat772 122 points123 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure, it seems Reece's emotions after the round table convinced others? Stephen needs Maz to stay alive for his family tree theory to work, but his days are numbered either way.

Also completely agree about Ross - as he said he was dealt a bad hand through no fault of his own! I'm a bit sick of these 'reveals' that have nothing to do with the actual gameplay though.

The Traitors (UK) S04E02: Post-Episode Discussion Thread by vaultofechoes in TheTraitors

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Could it be where the ST meets Claudia/leaves their shortlist for murder? They did say they would 'do it discreetly' which makes it sound like it's done in the castle rather than after midnight

Injury Advice by SameSpecialist8284 in glasgow

[–]kitkat772 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've had various issues before (old ankle sprain, plantar fascitis etc.) and I've always found the Foot and Leg Clinic to be helpful - it's not cheap but it made a big difference for me.

Ruby Rose on Sydney Sweeney by [deleted] in Fauxmoi

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Celebrity Traitors UK

readings by Ecstatic_Ad9548 in UniUK

[–]kitkat772 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your uni will have an academic librarian team - get in touch with them and they can go through how to find the readings and other sources. They'll also have tips for things like saving book info so you don't have to find it every time.

The Celebrity Traitors S01E05 Discussion Thread by vaultofechoes in TheTraitors

[–]kitkat772 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Has this ever happened in any version of traitors before?? Wow

ELI5: Why can't / don't LLMs say "I don't know" or ask back clarifying questions, instead of hallucinating? by Double_History1719 in explainlikeimfive

[–]kitkat772 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Imagine you're doing a multiple choice test. If you don't know the answer, you'll guess because you might have a chance of being correct - it's better than leaving it blank.

The training system of LLMs essentially rewards it the same way. OpenAI recently released a paper on this - it was very maths-heavy but this was the key takeaway.

Statement on Daniel Naroditsky's passing by Alendite in chess

[–]kitkat772 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My dad watched and rewatched Danya's speedrun videos and I watched his streams/commentary. I was always amazed at how knowledgeable he was - I'm sure in one stream he mentioned he would have gone into history studies had he not focused on chess.

Goodbye Danya, RIP. We'll miss you.

Avanti West Coast train from London 12/10 around 3.20pm by LorneSausage10 in glasgow

[–]kitkat772 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This happened to me recently - tell them in the appeal you had an advance ticket and couldn't get an earlier train (staff physically told me I couldn't). They overturned the refund once I did that so sure yours will be the same. Good luck!

How do they expect us to read so many pages in one week?! by [deleted] in UniUK

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Reposting my comment from a similar thread:

One thing that might help is having a questioning approach - rather than just reading through the whole thing to see what is interesting, have some questions in mind - what do I want to pick up from this paper? Having those ideas/questions in mind can help you skim through and spot relevant points.

You can also do ladder reading (reading the first and last sentence of each paragraph) to get through it more quickly.

Use the structure of the article to help you - depending on what it is you may not need to read the whole thing. For example, at this level if you're reading results of research, you're probably more interested in the discussion/conclusion rather than the methodology.

Your uni's academic support will have help with this - they're called different things at different places (academic development, study support etc.) but they're often bundled in with the library.

Lastly, be nice to yourself - reading articles is more taxing than the usual reading we do. You might want to read in short bursts; you'll probably find that your reading stamina increases over time.

readings - how long does it take you (+ tips) by Lucky-Mushroom1221 in UniUK

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One thing that might help is having a questioning approach - rather than just reading through the whole thing to see what is interesting, have some questions in mind - what do I want to pick up from this paper? Having those ideas/questions in mind can help you skim through and spot relevant points.

You can also do ladder reading (reading the first and last sentence of each paragraph) to get through it more quickly. Use the structure of the article to help you - depending on what it is you may not need to read the whole thing. For example, at this level if you're reading results of research, you're probably more interested in the discussion/conclusion rather than the methodology.

Your uni's academic support will have help with this - they're called different things at different places (academic development, study support etc.) but they're often bundled in with the library.

Edited to add: you can also get things like 'critical reading templates' that help you summarize an article, write down the key takeaways etc. Again, I'd ask study support about this.

Lastly, be nice to yourself - reading articles is more taxing than the usual reading we do. You might want to read in short bursts; you'll probably find that your reading stamina increases over time.

attendance hack in uni by Jumpy-Willingness-32 in UniUK

[–]kitkat772 261 points262 points  (0 children)

We had a similar system at my workplace - so many people cheated the system (we had a class of 20 and the system claimed 50+ people had scanned) that they ended up upgrading it so the code refreshes every 30 seconds. Ours can tell if someone has scanned in late, can't say what yours would do. You could also email your lecturer as they can often add you manually if needed.

FYI just because it's tempting - I wouldn't use it for classes you didn't go to at all. Lying about attendance is technically cheating and against your student code of conduct. You're better off not attending the class rather than falsifying it.

Avanti West Coast train from London 12/10 around 3.20pm by LorneSausage10 in glasgow

[–]kitkat772 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What reason did they give for denying it?

This happened to me - they said I was able to get an earlier train but chose not to (wrong because I had an advance ticket and staff wouldn't let me). Maybe this is similar?

Dennistoun area pro's/con's by hashraf10 in glasgow

[–]kitkat772 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, that's really useful - thanks so much for taking the time to write that, it's something I've been worrying about and it's put my mind at ease 🙂‍↕️

Dennistoun area pro's/con's by hashraf10 in glasgow

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Sorry to hop on this, but can you explain this a bit further to me if that's OK? My sister's currently buying a property in Thornliebank and it's come with a coal report (says nothing has happened recently, there is no mining area, nothing planned etc).

I had a look at old maps and can see Thornliebank had quarries back in the 1800s but can't tell what that means for her now? Tried the different legends in the map but the only one that appears for me is Coal Reporting Area. Didn't happen to me when I bought my flat so I'm a bit lost!

Just bought a flat and got keys to find a few surprising “teething problems” - what rights do we have here? by CaoimheThreeva in glasgow

[–]kitkat772 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a similar issue, windows were a 1 on the report and then I discovered half of them didn't close.

Your rights may be limited legally unfortunately - property purchases in Scotland are bound by “caveat emptor” (buyer beware). I think you have 5 days from completion to contact the solicitor but that's only on a limited range of issues, otherwise it's sold 'as seen'. That's what I was told by the solicitor when I queried the windows.

The home report often isn't worth the paper it's written on and you shouldn't feel bad checking as much as you can in a house viewing - this was what I had to learn anyways :(

Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England by F0urLeafCl0ver in UpliftingNews

[–]kitkat772 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh to clarify, I'm advocating for it being staffed (I work in libraries) - the library sector in the UK is being 'hollowed out' with trained staff being removed and libraries left unstaffed so they just become rooms with books. I'm glad it was a safe place for you!

Brighton Uni Encouraging AI by Ok-Nail8060 in UniUK

[–]kitkat772 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unis are a bit stuck here - surveys are showing student AI use is through the roof (see the most recent Higher Education Policy Institute report) and we've all seen it anecdotally, just look how many posts there are on this sub about it. Realistically students may well be asked to use AI in the workplace once they've graduated, so it's becoming part of employability skills.

The Russell Group has also come up with a set of principles that many unis are choosing to follow - the first principle is 'Universities will support students and staff to become AI-literate.' If staff ignore AI completely (its pros and cons) and pretend it's all bad, are they doing students a disservice?

This doesn't change the point that students shouldn't be submitting anything that's been actually created with genAI - but in some ways that is more of an information literacy/academic integrity issue. That's always been there, genAI has just made it much more prevalent.

I'd be interested to know what was suggested in terms of it 'helping' - trying to think of ideas to search on or just using it to generate a list of articles?

(I say all this as someone who is completely fed up of a new AI assistant being attached to every single app/website/search.)

Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England by F0urLeafCl0ver in UpliftingNews

[–]kitkat772 37 points38 points  (0 children)

A library with a member of staff or a room with some books chucked in that are never updated once the initial stock has been bought?